Active Transportation Program Seeks Evaluators for Next Funding Round
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Interested parties should put their name in the hat by July 13.
Black and Brown Residents Speak to Urgency of Deep Systemic Transformation
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"We’re done paying for an institution that produces racism, violence, and poverty," said Carlos Cázares. "We are done talking. It’s time to put money where the people are at."
SF Muni Approves a Handful of Temporary Bus-Only Lanes
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The transit lanes would be installed in late summer and striped only with white paint, “Bus/Taxi Only” stenciling and signage.
Four Things Every Sustainable Transportation Advocate Should Know About the INVEST Act
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Congress is reportedly likely to vote on a major infrastructure bill soon — and if it succeeds, it will have big consequences for the future of sustainable transportation in the U.S.
Today’s Headlines
| | No CommentsStreetsblog will be taking a long weekend/short summer break and be back on Tuesday. Stay safe and healthy, and keep speaking up for justice.
- Rich City Rides’ Najari Smith settles with Oakland for unwarranted arrest during Bike Party (SF Gate)
- This is a pivotal moment for sustainable transportation (NRDC)
- Transit needs money (Long Beach Post)
- COVID has highlighted transit inequalities (Marketplace)
- Legal ruling on toll measure could finally release money for Bay Area transit (Press Democrat)
- Uber and Lyft insist they are above the law (SF Chronicle)
- Technology that tracks human movements is gathering pandemic data (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy)
- COVID impacts in Imperial County (SF Chronicle)
- Berkeley plans to form an unarmed DOT for traffic enforcement (CDL Life)
- Bay Area cities slash police budgets (SF Chronicle)
- Feinstein asks USDOT why CA has not received infrastructure grants (Sierra Sun Times)
- Now Trump wants to get rid of fair housing rules (Politico)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
The Climate Emergency Won’t Wait for the Press to Play Catch-Up
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We still don’t sense the urgency that the climate emergency demands, especially as the 2020 election approaches. Our window to prevent catastrophe is closing fast.
Eyes on the Street: Red Pavement Bus Lanes in Downtown L.A.
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The red pavement treatment makes the bus lane a bit more visible, a bit harder for drivers to ignore
Meet the McCloskeys: How Private Places Act as a Form of Spatial Anti-Blackness in St. Louis
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Two white homeowners threatened the lives of Black Lives Matter protesters in on a private street in St. Louis on Sunday, raising new questions about anti-Black racism in pseudo-public space.
Defunding the Police: Berkeley Considers Shifting Traffic Enforcement to a New DOT
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The legislation, entitled "BerkDOT: Reimagining Transportation for a Racially Just Future" creates a new city Department of Transportation that will be responsible for traffic stops, ticketing, and parking enforcement.
Op-Ed: Making Black Lives Matter in Street Safety
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Our racial-equity lens must foster real policies that can be regularly evaluated and measured.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Las Vegas HSR project receives permission to use highway right of way (Fox)
- CTC approves road and bridge projects: north coast (Lake County News)
- Even in small cities, the bike boom means a shortage of bikes (Daily Democrat)
- CA may have to go back to stay-at-home (NY Times)
- State moratoriums are not preventing some landlords from evicting tenants (KQED)
- Video: A “tidal wave” of evictions is coming (NBC)
- San Diego approves renter protections, eviction moratorium (San Diego Union Tribune)
- House Democrats have a climate plan that includes standards, investments, justice (Vox)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF